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tamarisk
(tæmərɪsk)
Word forms: plural tamarisks
countable noun
A tamarisk is a bush or small tree which grows mainly around the Mediterranean and in Asia, and has pink or white flowers.
tamarisk in British English
(ˈtæmərɪsk)
noun
any of various ornamental trees and shrubs of the genus Tamarix, of the Mediterranean region and S and SE Asia, having scalelike leaves, slender branches, and feathery clusters of pink or whitish flowers: family Tamaricaceae
Word origin
C15: from Late Latin tamariscus, from Latin tamarixtamarisk in American English
(ˈtæmərɪsk)
noun
1.
any of a genus (Tamarix) of small trees or shrubs of the tamarisk family with slender branches and featheryflower clusters, common near salt water and often grown for a windbreak
adjective
2.
designating a family (Tamaricaceae, order Violales) of small, dicotyledonous shrubs and trees
Word origin
ME tamarisc < LL tamariscus, for L tamarixImage oftamarisk
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